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"The Halstead Observatory at Princeton, New Jersey" Wood engraving made after a photograph ca 1890. Original antique print

Astronomy, Princeton, New Jersey, Halstead Observatory

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"The Halstead Observatory at Princeton, New Jersey"

Wood engraving made after a photograph ca 1890.

Original antique print  
No side margins. Lower margin narrow.
Reverse side is printed with unrelated text.

Image: 13.5 x 17 cm (5.3 x 6.8")

per the Historical Society of Princeton Twitter Page 

@HSofP

"Constructed between 1865 and 1869, Princeton University’s Halsted Observatory was funded by Civil War general Nathaniel Halstead. It was located on Railroad Avenue (now University Place) until 1932, when the building was demolished to make way for Joline Hall."

 

 

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